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Portalis and the Law of Nations
Journal Contribution - Journal Article
Original title:Portalis e o direito das gentes
Abstract:The article analyzes the law of nations concepts in the writings of the French top magistrate
Joseph-Marie Portalis (1778-1858) during his time at the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France, in particular the report presented - as secretary of the evaluation process - in the context of the prize on the progress of the law of nations since the Peace of Westphalia, notably on the moral principles underlying the rules of war and peace, in 1841. A second part treats his ideas on the ius ad bellum and ius in bello in the essay "Sur la guerre", of 1856. In both, eminently conservative conceptions emerge about international relations, the law of nations and the phenomena of war, governed by jusnaturalist convictions of clear Catholic origin, which characterized certain cultural environments in French academia in the second half of the 19th century.
Joseph-Marie Portalis (1778-1858) during his time at the Académie des sciences morales et politiques of the Institut de France, in particular the report presented - as secretary of the evaluation process - in the context of the prize on the progress of the law of nations since the Peace of Westphalia, notably on the moral principles underlying the rules of war and peace, in 1841. A second part treats his ideas on the ius ad bellum and ius in bello in the essay "Sur la guerre", of 1856. In both, eminently conservative conceptions emerge about international relations, the law of nations and the phenomena of war, governed by jusnaturalist convictions of clear Catholic origin, which characterized certain cultural environments in French academia in the second half of the 19th century.
Published in: Revista Brasileira de História & Ciências Sociais
ISSN: 2175-3423
Issue: 32
Volume: 16
Pages: 588-626
Publication year:2024
Keywords:Acad & eacute;mie des sciences morales et politiques, Joseph-Marie Portalis, Law of Nations, Law of War, Natural Law
Accessibility:Open
Review status:Peer-reviewed